wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
in that way; like that; that way
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
occupation; calling; livelihood
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
simplified version; abridged edition
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to state; to express; to mention
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
national costume; (in) native dress
accomplishment; execution
pride; dignity; self-respect
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
wholesale arrest; round-up
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
rottenness; decay; corruption
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
correction; rectification; mending; repair
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of